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Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 78469

A nuclear medicine scan that uses a small dose of radioactive tracer which gathers in areas of heart muscle that are damaged or hold abnormal deposits. A camera rotates around the chest to build cross-sectional images, so the affected areas can be located and their extent judged. It differs from a stress test, which looks at blood flow to the muscle rather than the muscle itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Damaged Heart Muscle cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $617.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,514Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $182 to $631
$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

West Virginia· 19th of 51

$324

AK $832TX $182

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.